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go to sleep to the rhythm of the war drums ([info]ironymaiden) wrote in [info]otf_wank,
@ 2005-05-02 22:34:00
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Current mood:*sporfle!*

Mocking the Mockers
jenniferjayde posts a short, amusing anecdote to Mock The Stupid about a coworker asking if Cinco de Mayo was May 8th ((Cinco de Mayo is Spanish for Fifth of May)). It's rejected, and the rejecting mod gives the reason of "I don't get it."

Undeterred, she resubmits it, including the Mod's reply, and this time it's accepted. She says, "Let's see if they're modest enough to be able to mock themselves."

Mod Opalcat is offended deeply, OMG.

At 156 comments at last check. :D

Edit: For clarification, OP and coworker live in Phoenix, AZ, giving said coworker NO EXCUSE not to know what Cinco de Mayo is.


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[info]blackjackrocket
2005-05-03 06:48 am UTC (link)
I have a song for Opalcat.

~*You're soooo vaaaaaain....you probably think this wank is abouuuut you*~

Seriously, for someone who comments about how many mods work on that community, you'd think she could get off her high horse and think that maybe, just maybe, the OP wasn't talking about *HER*.

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[info]ironymaiden
2005-05-03 06:50 am UTC (link)
I know! Especially since the OP referred to the mods as "THEY". As in plural.

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(no subject) - [info]kijikun, 2005-05-03 07:00 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]selenis, 2005-05-03 05:32 pm UTC

[info]aerobot
2005-05-03 09:03 am UTC (link)
THANK you. I was thinking that myself. The OP never named anyone, but she's getting all ruffled about people 'attacking' her. Wah?

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[info]greenling
2005-05-03 11:47 pm UTC (link)
Looks to me like she meant to be sneaky-snarky in reference to the rather more specific email sent (she's definitely the only *creator* of the community), and kinda failed. *shrugs* :3

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(Anonymous)
2005-05-04 02:52 am UTC (link)
She always like this. Always. Personally, I don't know why she even bothers.
HELLOW PEOPLE, WELCOME TO MY COMMUNITY WHICH I DO NOTHING IN. BTW, I'M GOD, PLZKTHNX

I just don't read anything related to her anymore. Yeesh.

-mouse who can't find her code

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(Anonymous)
2005-05-05 11:31 pm UTC (link)
...Frankly I'm just amazed that someone knows that song XD not that Carly Simon is like omg worship, but yes >_> perfect response XD

*slinks off*

-Widowblade @ lj

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[info]nevadafighter
2005-05-03 07:06 am UTC (link)
I love how jenniferjayde starts the whole bloody thing, goes back and forth with opalcat, then starts shrieking at people to "omg let it GOOO!11!!"

How does that work, again?

I can't believe that jenniferjayde is older than I am . . .

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(Anonymous)
2005-05-03 07:11 pm UTC (link)
<---jenniferjayde

Because at first, I was amused by it, and now it's out of hand and annoying, so people should let it go.

Any other questions?

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(no subject) - [info]nevadafighter, 2005-05-03 07:21 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]luckdragonfujur, 2005-05-03 07:36 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]pyratejenni, 2005-05-04 05:27 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]chaimonkey, 2005-05-04 06:08 am UTC

[info]moonjaguar
2005-05-03 07:10 am UTC (link)
Newsflash for the uninitiated: I personally moderate less than 1% of the submissions to this community. I am way too busy and don't even read the community more than maybe 15 minutes per week, let alone moderate new submissions.

Um.. gee. I stepped down as a mod at the Poteidaia Scroll because I felt I wasn't spending enough time there after awhile and I think I skimmed things about 15 minutes every three-four days at least?

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[info]mistressrenet
2005-05-03 12:21 pm UTC (link)
I'm surprised she had the time to be offended, since she's not paying attention and all.

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[info]skjeve
2005-05-03 08:34 am UTC (link)
Drat. You got there before I did. ~sulk~

Am v. amused by all this. *g*

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[info]mastervex
2005-05-03 11:12 am UTC (link)
Am I the only one who thinks the quality of moderation there is pretty poor overall? It seems like they moderate by picking things at random rather than paying some attention to quality.
And opalcat seems to throw rather frequent hissyfits.

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[info]kadath
2005-05-03 01:44 pm UTC (link)
MTS mods use a ouija board to approve posts, I swear. And yes, opalcat is tetchy.

MTS throws into sharp relief that there are a lot of people with big rock collections who live in glass houses. I learned from MTS that there are 52 US states, that Catholics aren't Christians, and that NO ONE ON GODDAMN LJ KNOWS A GODDAMN THING ABOUT EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY.

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(no subject) - [info]smo, 2005-05-03 09:44 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]kadath, 2005-05-03 11:43 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]crickets, 2005-05-03 11:39 pm UTC
(no subject) - (Anonymous), 2005-05-05 02:53 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]bubosquared, 2005-05-03 02:23 pm UTC

(Anonymous)
2005-05-03 02:06 pm UTC (link)
I loved Cinco de Mayo when I lived in SoCal. one more reason to party all day and drink tequila

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(no subject) - [info]kijikun, 2005-05-03 02:30 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]luckdragonfujur, 2005-05-03 07:39 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]morgyne, 2005-05-03 10:17 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]kijikun, 2005-05-03 10:35 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]morgyne, 2005-05-03 11:42 pm UTC
(no subject) - (Anonymous), 2005-05-04 03:58 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]lindentree, 2005-05-04 01:56 am UTC

[info]mistressrenet
2005-05-03 05:43 pm UTC (link)
Just to be completely random, I live in Vermont and know what Cinco de Mayo is.

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(no subject) - [info]twocorpses, 2005-05-03 06:42 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]carlanime, 2005-05-03 11:47 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]cat_mcdougall, 2005-05-03 07:05 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]napoleon, 2005-05-03 07:30 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]luckdragonfujur, 2005-05-03 07:40 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]mistressrenet, 2005-05-03 07:55 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]ironymaiden, 2005-05-03 07:54 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]jun_motomiya17, 2005-05-04 11:22 am UTC

(Anonymous)
2005-05-03 06:47 pm UTC (link)
Metaquotes wank yay! (http://www.livejournal.com/community/metaquotes/3060255.html)

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(Anonymous)
2005-05-03 07:10 pm UTC (link)
Hello! I'm the OP of this wank, and even though I'm not a member of journalfen, I have to say...can you guys BELIEVE the chaos this is creating over there??? My God, it's just a post. Read it, don't read, who cares? Move on! But yes, it's well over 150 comments and still going. I was laughing so hard I had tears in my eyes.

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(no subject) - [info]nevadafighter, 2005-05-03 07:24 pm UTC

(Anonymous)
2005-05-03 07:28 pm UTC (link)
Why does jenniferjayde's name sound so familiar?

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(no subject) - [info]phosfate, 2005-05-03 10:44 pm UTC

(Anonymous)
2005-05-03 07:54 pm UTC (link)
I've been told that some mods there have rejected posts for "tl;dr" reasons. Uhm. Yes, it needn't be excessively long to get to the point, but damn, sometimes I want an involved story on stupidity.

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[info]smo
2005-05-03 09:42 pm UTC (link)
I grew up in California, and can't even fathom not knowing what Cinco de Mayo is, or not at least being able to extrapolate what the words mean. Sweet Jebus on a rubber pinata.

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(no subject) - [info]ladybirdsleeps, 2005-05-03 10:20 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]phosfate, 2005-05-03 10:48 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]pesky, 2005-05-04 02:32 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]smo, 2005-05-04 03:03 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]kookaburra, 2005-05-04 07:27 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]jat_sapphire, 2005-05-18 05:40 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]smo, 2005-05-18 12:35 pm UTC

[info]carlanime
2005-05-03 11:55 pm UTC (link)
Honestly, it's unreal how bent out of shape you guys are getting, and how bent out of shape you seem to think I am. Honestly? I really don't care. Not about this, and not about any of you. In fact, I think I may just start managing this community to suit my own feelings instead of trying to be diplomatic and take all of you guys' opinions and feelings into account.

Did opalcat just break up with her community?

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(no subject) - (Anonymous), 2005-05-04 02:24 am UTC

[info]marylake
2005-05-04 12:11 am UTC (link)
Oh, look, I'm in this one. I feel famous.

(Okay, so I'm not actually in the wank, I'm the geeky one pointing out the obscure Douglas Adams reference in the "nuts to your white mice!" icon. But still!)

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(no subject) - (Anonymous), 2005-05-04 11:53 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]marylake, 2005-05-07 01:08 am UTC

[info]quinctia
2005-05-04 05:55 am UTC (link)
Dude. I live in Indiana. I know what Cinco de Mayo is. Why? Because I'm not an idiot.

Then again, I also know when the War of 1812 occurred.

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(no subject) - [info]crickets, 2005-05-04 06:24 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]smo, 2005-05-18 12:35 pm UTC

[info]chaimonkey
2005-05-04 06:07 am UTC (link)
Anybody got a Jesus on a pogo stick? Opalcat's children are starving.

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(no subject) - (Anonymous), 2005-05-05 05:56 am UTC

(Anonymous)
2005-05-05 07:37 pm UTC (link)
And even if you're from somewhere where Cinco de Mayo isn't well known, what prevents you from LOOKING IT UP? For Christ sake, people, you're on the INTERNET. Google is your friend!

And as an American who knows what Guy Fawkes Day is and the history behind it, I'm offended that bwinter is lumping me in with idiotic Harry Potter fen.

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(no subject) - (Anonymous), 2005-05-09 05:30 pm UTC

  
   
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